Can dogs eat Oyster?
Oyster（カキ）
Safe to feed
A bivalve remarkably high in zinc.
Cook first
Feed this food cooked.
Safe to feed
Dried oysters, with zinc and copper highly concentrated.
58 kcal per 100 g (raw)
What kind of food is this?
The bivalve nicknamed "milk of the sea." Zinc is 14mg per 100g — especially high even among seafood — and copper is on the high side too. Zinc is a mineral needed to build skin and coat.
Vitamin B12 is also 23µg per 100g, on the high side among seafood. Vitamin B12 is a vitamin involved in making red blood cells and in nerve function.
Fresh oysters with the water removed. As the moisture drops the nutrients concentrate, leaving very high zinc and copper.
Energy and sodium also become denser than fresh.
How to serve
raw — Raw oysters should be cooked through to the center, even those sold for raw human consumption. This is separate from any raw-versus-cooked feeding philosophy; it is simply food-poisoning prevention. Because the zinc content is so high, rather than feeding a lot every day, use them occasionally as part of a rotation.
dried — When logging, count the dry weight before any soaking. Some breeds are known to accumulate copper in the liver — the Bedlington Terrier is the classic case, along with the West Highland White Terrier and others. For those dogs, it is something to discuss with your veterinarian.
Nutrition
Oyster (per 100 g, raw)
Japan's Standard Tables of Food Composition (8th ed.)
| Energy | 58 kcal |
|---|---|
| Protein | 6.9 g |
| Fat | 2.2 g |
| Carbohydrate | 4.9 g |
| Calcium | 84 mg |
| Phosphorus | 100 mg |
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| Fiber | 0 g |
|---|---|
| Moisture | 85 g |
| Sodium | 460 mg |
| Potassium | 190 mg |
| Magnesium | 65 mg |
| Iron | 2.1 mg |
| Zinc | 14 mg |
| Copper | 1.04 mg |
| Iodine | 67 µg |
| Selenium | 46 µg |
| Manganese | 0.39 mg |
| Vitamin A | 24 µg |
| Vitamin D | 0.1 µg |
| Vitamin E | 1.3 mg |
| Vitamin B1 | 0.07 mg |
| Vitamin B12 | 23 µg |
| Vitamin C | 3 mg |
| EPA | 230 mg |
| DHA | 180 mg |
| Alpha-linolenic acid | 26 mg |
This food is not listed in the public composition tables (Japan 8th ed. / USDA), so these notes do not show nutrition values for it.
In food-energetics terms
In food energetics this is classified as "neutral." It neither warms nor cools the body.
(Food energetics is a long-standing idea of supporting the body through everyday meals. Treat it as one extra hint alongside the nutrition numbers.)
How much for your dog?
Get daily estimates from weight and activity level.